MEP EP#291: Vaporized Copper Stiction

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep291-vaporized-copper-stiction">MEP EP#291: Vaporized Copper Stiction</a><br></h4><h4>Bias Test system update</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Happy with the two A/D Converters. Got *all* channels running</li> <li aria-level="1">Made a simple breakout board to be able to access all the pins easier</li> <li aria-level="1">16 pin IDC cable is holding up to 450V seemingly ok - real test will be with all signals</li> <li aria-level="1">Resistor measurement was adjusted slightly</li> <li aria-level="1">Checked against 4 multimeter and getting values “in range”</li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Next steps <ul> <li aria-level="2">Finish a first version of the arduino code</li> <li aria-level="2">Merge the skipi communication with my code</li> <li aria-level="2">Solder into an actual amp to get real world values</li> <li aria-level="2">Schedule next python thing</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>Jiva Materials</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">“The World’s First Fully Recyclable PCB Substrate”</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.jivamaterials.com/">https://www.jivamaterials.com/</a></li> <li aria-level="1">PCB board that when soaked in hot water starts to delaminate <ul> <li aria-level="2">Jiva is in the process of ensuring that Soluboard® is compatible with aqueous PCB fabrication processes. Jiva is also engineering Soluboard® to be resistant to high humidity environments.</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">No technical specifications yet</li> <li aria-level="1">Circuits/metals are applied in traditional ways (plating and etching)</li> </ul> <h4>Relay Dissection </h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Had a relay stick closed during some “experimenting”</li> <li aria-level="1">Cut off the top to find out what happened</li> </ul> <h4>Fixing circuit boards</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Methods </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/p5lgkf/possible_to_fix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Red